Many areas in the U.S. miss out on the full benefits of our energy revolution due to difficulties transporting our resources to where they are needed. Delayed or blocked oil and gas pipelines have negative implications on energy costs and accessibility, and can have lasting impacts on various sectors of the economy reliant on these vital resources. . Pipelines that aren’t built translate to higher energy prices, as residents in the Northeast have discovered firsthand during frigid winters.
Increasingly, business and labor interests are aligned against the Obama Administration's war on energy development. The latest example is the Dakota Access Pipeline. AFL-CIO President Richard Trumpka has essentially said that enough is enough, expressing frustration with environmental activists and
Energy production, of all types, continues to grow in America. We are blessed with abundant resources and technology. Oil production has grown by 48% since 2008. As of 2011, we are the world’s top producer of natural gas, and have been the world’s top producer of petroleum since 2013. America is
The Trans-Alaska Pipeline System (TAPS) was approved by Congress in 1973, shortly after the Arab Oil Embargo, and began carrying crude oil from Alaska’s North Slope south to the port at Valdez in 1977. Since then, TAPS has moved more than 17 billion barrels of crude oil, or about 2.4 times as much
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Karen Harbert, president and CEO of the U.S. Chamber’s Institute for 21st Century Energy, today issued the following statement regarding a federal district court ruling striking down the Department of Interior’s proposed regulations on hydraulic fracturing: “The courts have once
After a year and a half of review, hearings, and public input sessions, a 1,168-mile pipeline proposed to move American crude oil from North Dakota to Illinois recently received approval from Iowa regulators (Bakken Gets Another Iowa Green Light, Des Moines Register April 8). When completed, the
Another week, another protest by anti-energy extremists who are trying to stop badly needed infrastructure. Today’s excitement takes us to Albany, New York, where a coalition of anti-natural gas groups and other anti-fossil fuel groups are protesting the proposed Constitution Pipeline, which would
Sadly, local communities and property owners continue to be used and lied-to about the impacts and safety of oil and gas pipelines. As witnessed during the Keystone XL battle, pipeline opponents are willing to ignore facts, and use mistruths and scare tactics to achieve their goals. One myth that is
Last week, the U.S. government announced that it will help provide $18 billion to finance a 500-mile pipeline needed to bring crude oil from the northwest to refineries in the south. Wait?? Didn’t the Obama Administration just deny TransCanada the permit needed to build Keystone XL after seven years
